Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

(Đọc câu chuyện về cuộc đời của Helen Keller khi còn là một cô gái trẻ. Những câu sau đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F.)

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The illness had left her both deaf and blind. As she grew up, she learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together. But Helen was an unhappy child and often flew into a rage. Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her. She had read about the successful education of another deaf-blind child, and when Helen was seven she contacted a special school for blind children in Boston. The director of the school suggested that Helen work with Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired and a recent graduate of the school. It was the beginning of a 49-year relationship between pupil and teacher.

Anne travelled to Helen's home and immediately began teaching her 'finger-spelling': spelling out words on the palm of Helen's hand. The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present. But Helen could not make the connection between the letters and the objects and became very frustrated. After about a month, however, there was a breakthrough. Helen realised that the movements of Anne's fingers on her palm, while she poured water over her other hand, signified 'water. By the end of the day Helen had learned thirty new words.

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

You will hear an interview with a business expert. Choose the correct answers (A-C).

(Bạn sẽ nghe một cuộc phỏng vấn với một chuyên gia kinh doanh. Chọn câu trả lời đúng (A-C).)

1 The interviewer thinks young people

(Người phỏng vấn nghĩ rằng những người trẻ tuổi)

A usually set up part-time businesses.

(thường thành lập một doanh nghiệp bán thời gian)

B are starting new businesses at a lower age than previously.

(đang bắt đầu kinh doanh ở độ tuổi thấp hơn so với trước đây.)

C should only set up small businesses.

(chỉ nên thành lập doanh nghiệp nhỏ.)

2 The interviewer doesn't understand

(Người phỏng vấn không hiểu)

A how young people can create successful businesses.

(cách những người trẻ tuổi có thể tạo ra các doanh nghiệp thành công.)

B how most new businesses actually work.

(cách hầu hết các doanh nghiệp mới thực sự hoạt động.)

C why young people would want to start businesses.

(tại sao những người trẻ muốn bắt đầu kinh doanh.)

3 Lisa says that very young people

(Lisa nói rằng những người rất trẻ)

A do not achieve business success very often.

(không thường xuyên đạt được thành công trong kinh doanh.)

B do not understand what they need to do to start a business.

(không hiểu họ cần làm gì để khởi nghiệp.)

C have the right qualities for creating businesses.

(Có tố chất phù hợp để tạo dựng doanh nghiệp.)

4 What does Lisa say about knowledge and experience?

(Lisa nói gì về kiến thức và kinh nghiệm?)

A They are very necessary.

(Chúng rất cần thiết.)

B They take a lot of time to develop.

(Chúng mất rất nhiều thời gian để phát triển.)

C They can sometimes be a disadvantage.

(Đôi khi chúng có thể là một bất lợi.) 

Work in groups. Look at the photo and discuss the following point.

(Làm việc nhóm. Nhìn vào bức ảnh và thảo luận về điểm sau đây.)

'It's better to work alone because people in groups spend too much time talking.' Do you agree? Why? Why not?

(Làm việc một mình tốt hơn vì mọi người trong nhóm dành quá nhiều thời gian để nói chuyện.' Bạn có đồng ý không? Tại sao? Tại sao không?)

Write an opinion essay (120-150 words) on the following topic.

(Viết một bài luận (120-150 từ) về chủ đề sau.)

Many students nowadays choose careers based on only their passion. Is it a good decision?

(Nhiều sinh viên ngày nay chọn nghề nghiệp chỉ dựa trên niềm đam mê của họ. Đó có phải là một quyết định tốt?)